Mark a vertical line at a distance d=0.02 h (ie, 2% of body height h) lateral to the centre of the umbilicus (omphalion)

Project vertically and mark a horizontal line at d=0.02 h superior to the omphalion (figure 1A). (In case this site is above a tendinous inscription of the rectus abdominis (where subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) is thicker), move the probe some mm to the end of this inscription and measure the thickness there)

The same line (1) as for the upper abdomen

Project vertically and mark a horizontal line at d=0.02 h inferior to the omphalion. Measure always exactly at this point (figure 1A)

Locate and mark the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS).

The participant assists by holding the end of the tape at the apex of the costal arch at the inferior margin of the sternum (where it meets the xiphoid process). The participant looks ahead!

Draw a line from the ASIS in the direction of the costal arch

Mark a perpendicular line at d=0.02 h from ASIS (figure 1A)

Mark a transverse line at d=0.14 h above the solid surface (table) on which the person is sitting in a stretched upper body position with thighs horizontal and legs unsupported

Mark the site at d=0.02 h lateral to the spinous process of the vertebra (figure 1C)

Put the lower arm on a support surface (table) with the hand in the mid-prone position; mark a vertical line on the most posterior aspect of the arm.

Mark the site on the vertical line at a distance from the surface of d=0.05 h (figure 1D)

The participant puts the forearm with the hand in the mid-prone (‘shake-hands’) position on a support table and contracts the brachioradialis (eg, against a resistance provided by the hand of the measurer), figure 1D.

Draw a longitudinal line on the most anterior surface of the brachioradialis muscle

Mark a transverse line at a distance d=0.02 h distally from the anterior surface of the biceps brachii tendon (press the end of the metre rod onto the stretched tendon). Project this line transversely to intersect with the longitudinal line (figure 1D)

Put the foot on the anthropometric box which is placed in front of a wall such that the thigh is horizontal and the big toe and the knee touch the wall.

Mark the site at a horizontal distance d=0.14 h from the wall (figure 1E)

Place the foot on the anthropometric box such that the thigh is horizontal and the leg vertical

Mark the site at d=0.18 h above the surface at the most medial aspect (use a ruler to determine the most medial aspect when looking vertically down (figure 1F)

Draw a horizontal line on the lateral side of the thigh at the height of the gluteal fold (at the height of the fold at the most dorsal aspect of the thigh);

Mark the site on this line at the midpoint of the sagittal thigh diameter (figure 1G). Use a calliper for (1) and (2)